Kyle Tucker carried the Dodgers on a night when the offense didn’t exactly come in waves, and Blake Snell gave Los Angeles the kind of start that usually ends with a shutout. That combination was enough to push the Dodgers past the Miami Marlins 6-2 and stretch their winning streak to eight.
Tucker was the surprise jolt. He’d been struggling at the plate overall, but on this night he was everywhere, going 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, a triple and a grand-slam home run. The $60 million outfielder accounted for five RBI, and in a game with limited margin, that was the difference.
Max Muncy also turned in a much-needed rebound. After a quiet slump, he finished 3-for-4 with a run scored and a walk.
Los Angeles didn’t need a huge volume of offense to make the night work. The Dodgers totaled eight hits and five walks, went 2-for-4 with runners in scoring position, and left six men on base.
Snell was sharp from the start and had a scoreless outing working until the sixth inning, when he exited with two outs. His final line showed four hits, two walks and eight strikeouts. Evan Philips then allowed a run, which kept Snell from finishing with the shutout.
The bullpen was uneven after that, with base runners reaching in each of the next three innings via hits or walks. Even so, the Dodgers did enough to keep control, and Edgardo Henriquez finished it off by getting the last out with runners on first and second.
The Dodgers and Marlins meet again on Saturday, September 12th, with Tyler Glasnow set to start for Los Angeles.
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